{"product_id":"alternate-americas","title":"Alternate Americas","description":"For more than 50 years, science fiction films have been among the most important and successful products of American cinema, and are worthy of study for that reason alone. On a deeper level, the genre has reflected important themes, concerns and developments in American society, so that a history of science fiction film also serves as a cultural history of America over the past half century.\n\nM. Keith Booker has selected fifteen of the most successful and innovative science fiction films of all time, and examined each of them at length—from cultural, technical and cinematic perspectives—to see where they came from and what they meant for the future of cinema and for America at large. From \u003ci\u003eInvasion of the Body Snatchers\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e, from \u003ci\u003eBlade Runner\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eThe Matrix\u003c\/i\u003e, these landmark films have expressed our fears and dreams, our abilities and our deficiencies. In this deep-seeking investigation, we can all find something of ourselves that we recognize, as well as something that we've never recognized before.\n\nThe focus on a fairly small number of landmark films allows detailed attention to genuinely original movies, including: \u003ci\u003eForbidden Planet, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Planet of the Apes, Star Wars, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Alien, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Blade Runner, The Terminator, Robocop, The Abyss, Independence Day\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Matrix\u003c\/i\u003e. This book is ideal for general readers interested in science fiction and film.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing Plc","offers":[{"title":"Default Product","offer_id":54220043223384,"sku":"9780275983956","price":62.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/alternate-americas","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}